. Which statement expresses the central idea of the text? * 1 point
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A. Home isn't the place you grew up or spent the most time, it's the people who you
feel the most emotionally close to.
B. Spending holidays at home is important to people, as home is the place that they
feel emotionally connected to and where they are the most comfortable.
C. Holidays have become more superficial in recent years, focusing on presents and
decorations rather than family, friends, and emotional stability.
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D. While leaving home can be a difficult experience, it's important to go out on your
own to find and establish your own home.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)